Among the earliest Jain doctrines was the idea that all things possess jiva, a kind of “soul” that _______
a. Must resolve itself by cycling through seven human gurus.
b. Yearns to be free from the prison of the material world.
c. Disappears into the clouds until summoned by a “messenger.”
d. Is controlled by the darker edges of the gods Shiva and his consort Kali.
b. Yearns to be free from the prison of the material world.
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A) heavy British casualties ended the possibility of reconciliation. B) the colonists almost gave up hope of a military solution. C) the British offered the Olive Branch Petition seeking peace. D) the colonists won two major victories.
What was the primary goal of Renaissance artists?
a. To imitate nature, particularly by focusing on the human being b. To focus solely on abstract expressions of religion c. To focus on realistic depictions of political developments d. To eliminate the human being from artistic rendering e. To depict the peasants as much as the nobility
The Homestead Act signaled that the fundamental goal of federal land policy was now to
a. raise government revenue. b. conserve natural resources. c. expand agricultural production. d. guarantee shipments for the railroads. e. promote frontier settlement.
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a. Was the commercial farming of cash crops b. Was the mass manufacture of textiles c. Was maritime commerce d. Was the production of food crops for sale across colonial America e. Was the local production of subsistence farmers